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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: dubaiphil on 17 December 2007, 04:26
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Here's the first piccie on my sig - taken on camera phone so the resolution isn't great.
More hi res to come this weekend when the car's cleaned - just need to get the windows tinted before it gets too hot over here!
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Here's the first piccie on my sig - taken on camera phone so the resolution isn't great.
More hi res to come this weekend when the car's cleaned - just need to get the windows tinted before it gets too hot over here!
must be warm there :cry:
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Cooling down for Christmas - 32c in the daytime. Going down to a chilly 22c overnight - nearly time to see if the heated seats work!
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Cooling down for Christmas - 32c in the daytime. Going down to a chilly 22c overnight - nearly time to see if the heated seats work!
lol we dont get those temps during our british summer !!!!!
Anyway, it was -0.7*C this morning :cry:
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I miss that! Scraping the car etc. Nice having to put sunnies on every morning on the way to work though!
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Cooling down for Christmas - 32c in the daytime. Going down to a chilly 22c overnight - nearly time to see if the heated seats work!
:lipsrsealed:
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Surely in dubai you'd be better off with something like a seat cooling system rather than heated leather!
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Love your sig Random Jord :wink:
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Cooling down for Christmas - 32c in the daytime. Going down to a chilly 22c overnight - nearly time to see if the heated seats work!
lol we dont get those temps during our british summer !!!!!
Anyway, it was -0.7*C this morning :cry:
Do you mean -7 or -0.7? as -0.7 is a bit on the accurate side :undecided:
If it's minus seven, then that's cold enough to freeze monkey sp*nk :shocked:
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Surely in dubai you'd be better off with something like a seat cooling system rather than heated leather!
Tell me about it! Not forking out for an S class though! That's why I need the tinted windows - when the car's been sat out in the sun all day in the summer when it's 50c or higher it's going to be a bit warm inside! My previous car's a/c broke down last summer - great for sweating off a few lbs on the way home!
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sureley tints will make it worse as dark colours attract the heat
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i hate you, it was minus 7 here yesterday, i scraped the whole car and by the time i got back to the windscreen, it had frozen again...i only dream of living somewhere hot!
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sureley tints will make it worse as dark colours attract the heat
You get a tint over here that reflects UV rays and keeps the interior cool. Called V-Kool
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sureley tints will make it worse as dark colours attract the heat
You get a tint over here that reflects UV rays and keeps the interior cool. Called V-Kool
I want...
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Here you go - here's the link:
www.v-kool.com/splash.html
For some strange reason you can only get 30% tint in Dubai if you're an expat, but that darkens things down well enough. All the guys from the Middle East drive around with completely blacked out windows, which might have something to do with the amount of crashes they have!
I've been quoted 1600 Dirhams (about 220 Pounds) to get a 30% tint on all side and back windows, with a clearer film that goes over the front windscreen to help keep the interior cool. Once fitted, I'll post some pictures...
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I have a friend from Dubai and i beleive me and my family are going over in March for a week :smiley:
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Good time to go, Manu. Should be warming up nicely by then! If you need a hand with hotel recommendations then let me know!
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Good time to go, Manu. Should be warming up nicely by then! If you need a hand with hotel recommendations then let me know!
Will send u a PM in the near future...trying to convince my parents for the bhurj? not sure if thats how u spell it but...wel see how business goes :wink:
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Lol! Don't do the Burj! 7 Stars but v. tacky! Nice to look at and take photos of the outside, but a bit too over the top!!
The Royal Mirage - that's the one to go for if you want to stay near Jumeirah, or Al Qasr or Mina 'A Salam if you want to stay near the Burj
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Lol! Don't do the Burj! 7 Stars but v. tacky! Nice to look at and take photos of the outside, but a bit too over the top!!
The Royal Mirage - that's the one to go for if you want to stay near Jumeirah, or Al Qasr or Mina 'A Salam if you want to stay near the Burj
Never heard any of those...will speak to my arab friend lol....but deffinatley will let u know closer to the date you could possibly give me a tour of Dubai in ur GTI :smiley:
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No Probs!
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you should stay at the Jumeirah beach hotel opposite the Burj Al Arab that place is awesome!
http://www.focusmag.gr/id/files/68743/Burj%20Al%20Arab.jpg (its the one on the right)
its got a huge water park in its back garden called Wild Wadis and has lovely beaches!
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I've stayed at the JBH and I can highly recommend it to anyone who wants to take a holiday in Dubai and have a nice base camp.
And the Wild Wadi Water Park is fantastic. :smiley:
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I agree totally about the Burj... Tacky x 10 (and price x 20 ). One night was enough for us.... done it, dont care if I never do it again.
We stopped in downtown Deira most of the time, near the souks and that was just fine (and taxi's are dirt cheap)... it really doesnt matter where you stay.
However.... if the boat is there to be pushed out, spend the money at Al Maha , which is one of the desert resorts... Its outragously fab, but probably the best hotel I've ever stopped in (and I stop in a lot of hotels around the world, due to work)
Anyway... a great looking car, in a great place that I cant recommend enough.
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Where would be the best place to spot nice cars.... :rolleyes:
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The Burj certainly had lots of nice cars outside ( Rolls Royce "hotel cars" for a starter).
I saw a number of lambo's and ferrari's outside.
Funny enough the Mall of the Emirates had a lot of nice cars too...
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This is how much of a rip off the Burj Al Arab is - my brother in law was over and we decided to treat him at the Burj, so I arranged for a Rolls Royce transfer from our apartment (4 miles away). The quote for the new Phantom was 1700 Dirhams (240 Pounds) for a one way trip!
You can see nice cars pretty much everywhere. The best places to go are outside any hotel during the evening or the valet parking of Mall of the Emirates. The other night my little Golf nearly held it's own when it was valet parked next to a Veyron, an R8 and assorted Lambos - typical, didn't have the camera with me!) Another good place to go is outside the Financial centre (behind Emirates Towers) where i once saw 5 Merc SLRs parallel parked together!
Agree with the comment about Al Maha Resort - luckily my wife works for Emirates Airline so we get a good discount there! You tend to be a bit of a 5* hotel snob when you live here, as your social life revolves around them!
Jumeirah Beach Hotel is good value if you have kids and can get a 5 night deal from the UK, but is looking tired now and is in need of a bit of renovation - the other Jumeirah Group hotels are nearby and can also get you transfers to Wild Wadi and other places - try their website at www.jumeirah.com/portfolio and have a look at the Madinat hotels...
My biggest bit of advice whenever anyone visits is:
Don't just stay in the hotel you're staying at. Get out and about to all the other 5* hotels for drinks or dinner. We don't have standalone pubs and bars over here and to have an alcohol license the bars have to be in or connected to a hotel. If you're staying in the Jumeirah area, you've got to visit the hotels around Madinat (Mina 'a Salam and Al Qasr, with their great bars called Bahri Bar and Quobba Bar) and the Burj al Arab, but also go for happy hour drinks in places like The Rooftop bar in the Royal Mirage (half price cocktails for 2 hours in one of the nicest bars ever!)
If you're staying on a Friday, write that day off and go for a Brunch - everywhere has one, but the best are in Al Qasr, Mina 'a Salam, The Fairmont or the Meridien Airport Hotel. They generally start at midday and go on for at least 3-4 hours. You can eat all you want and drink all you want for around 40 Pounds for the most expensive (which includes champagne, and they're not shy topping you up!)
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I love Dubai - my brother lives over there so I have access to a cheap holiday more or less when I like :cool:
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One thing I would have for Dubai is an upgraded horn... ( sounds silly but )
I've never been anywhere, where people use the horn in the car as
- A horn
- An indicator
- A brake
- A throttle
- A radio
Especially more downtown.... beep beep beep beep....
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Cairo is a hundred times worse! In fact, make that a thousand times worse!